Thierry Neuville secured his second win of the 2022 WRC season at RallyJapan. And with all three Toyotas delayed by incidents, it opened the door for Neuville and Ott Tanak to record Hyundai's second 1-2 of the season in Toyota's own backyard:
Toyota only had one more target from its successful 2022 World Rally Championship campaign: a win at home as the series returned to Japan for the finale. The land of the rising sun, back on the calendar after a 12-year wait, was expecting a Toyota homecoming party but arch Korean rivals Hyundai ripped up the script.
The pressure valve had been slightly released with Toyota having already completed a clean sweep of titles thanks to Kalle Rovanpera and Jonne Halttunen blitzing their way to the drivers’ and co-drivers’ crowns in New Zealand last month, followed by the capture of the manufacturers’ championship in Spain.
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